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Zimbabwe: Detained opposition members must be released

On June 16, police arrested and arbitrarily detained 79 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members, including interim party leader Jameson...

Egypt: Urgent call for the release of Badr Mohamed

Badr Mohamed, now 28, has been arbitrarily detained for over four years. He was arrested in connection to the Ramsis...

Saudi Arabia: Teacher sentenced to 20 years for tweets

On May 29, 2024, Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court sentenced 47-year-old teacher Asaad bin Nasser al-Ghamdi to 20 years in...

Pakistan: Journalist and poet faces charges after abduction

On May 15, 2024, Kashmiri journalist and poet Ahmad Farhad was forcibly taken from his home in Islamabad, Pakistan. Ahmad...

Afghan women hold placards as they march to protest for their rights, in Kabul on April 29, 2023. Photo by AFP via Getty Images.

Afghanistan: New UNAMA Report stresses urgent need for Taliban to roll back on moral policing

Responding to a new report by the United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMA) in Afghanistan on the sweeping gross violations of human rights...

Pakistan: Families of politicians forcibly disappeared

In June 2024, three relatives of political workers from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were forcibly disappeared. On June 6, Professors Mazhar-ul-Hassan...

Argentina: 33 protestors face unjust charges

On June 12, a violent police crackdown on protests in Argentina led to the arbitrary detention of 33 people. They...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves after arriving at Canberra Airport in Canberra on June 26, 2024. Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images.

UK/USA: Fight for media freedom continues as Assange reaches plea deal with US authorities

Julian Assange’s release from a UK prison and return to Australia is welcomed news, following a plea deal with the...

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Julian Assange released from UK prison

Reacting to Julian Assange’s release from Belmarsh, a high security prison in the UK, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard,...

Bangladesh: Blogger unjustly detained despite bail

Selim Khan is a 19-year-old atheist blogger from Bangladesh. He joined a private Facebook group for like-minded individuals to express...

Mali: Release author detained for criticizing the government

On May 20, Etienne Fakaba Sissoko, a Malian economist and university professor, was convicted of defamation, damaging the state’s reputation,...

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